Heel-support.



J. G. MOORBPIELD HEEL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910 ,"W/TIS/588158 4 TTORNEY UNITE ST,

JOHN' C. MOOREFIELD,

0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

HEEL-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application led September 25, 1909. Serial No. 519,529.

To all whom t may concern: I Be it known that I, JOHN C. MooREFmLD,citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county ofHarris and State of rIexas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Heel-Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in heel supports.

The object of my invention is to provide a heel support which willprevent a shoe from sagging over and overlapping the heel commonlycalled run over.

Another object of my invention is to provide a heel support which can beattached to any shoe and one which will stay in position until it isdesired to remove the same.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which will not work loose or cause the shoe to wearout at the point of attachment.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will be simple, strong, durable, eiiicient andcomparatively inexpensive to construct.

With these and other objects in View my invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation, an eX- ample ofwhich is described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe showing my ,invention inposition. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line a-a of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a plan view of my heel support showing the shape of theaperture in laterally extending lug. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the innerside of my device.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates a plate which is arranged to itsnugly against the side of the shoe and extends over the side of theheel.

The plate 1 carries a laterally extending lug 2 near its center which isadapted to be forced between the heel and the counter of a sho-e in sucha manner as to assist in holding the plate in position.

A nail 3 can be driven into the heel 4 through an aperture 5 in the lug2 to prevent a lateral movement of the plate. Particular attention iscalled to this feature as a plate will invariably work loose if it isnot fastened at this point. This aperture is so shaped that the nail canbe inserted without much trouble. The plate l is also held by a screw 6at a point near its lower eX- tremity which engages with the heel 4. Anopening 7 in the top of the plate 1 makes the device lighter and tendsto make it conform with the shape of the shoe more readily.

It is obvious that my devices may be suitably stained or enameled tomatch either black or colored shoes and that the plate 1 may be slightlybent -to t either French or military heels.

What I claim is:

In a heel support comprising7 an elongated plate having an aperture atits upper end adapted to engage over the counter of a shoe, a screwpassing through the plate near its other end and engaged with the heelof the shoe, a wedge shaped lug arranged on the plate intermediate itsends adapted to be driven between the counter and the heel of the shoeand to rest on top of the heel having a slot therein, and a nail passingthrough the slot in the lug to engage with the heel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN C. MOOREFIELD.

Witnesses:

M. MCDONALD, J. I-I. Uncom.

